Renaissance for the Green and Gold

There is a new dawn in Packerland with the emergence of the defense and offensive adjustments that have made the team a playoff contender. Dallas brought out the best in the defense and next the 49ers got the "beat down".

Granted the 49ers gave us a scare in the last quarter but a win is a win.

Today with the whipping of the Lions on Thanksgiving day the Packers sit at 7-4 and in a good spot in the standings. They still have their work cut out for them, but today, it was fun to watch.

In the top photo I am trying to imitate the Packer logo. Joe and Julia joined us for the tailgate with Joe's sister Amanda and Ben. Mike joined our foursome too. The weather was the star of the tailgate. It was warm and sunny.

It was fun while it lasted.

I couldn't help noticing that the Packers have set up a three ring circus now. On one side show we had Bart Starr and Jan Stenerud talking about Hall of Fame issues. (It was nice to catch a glimpse of 2 hall of fame players.) They also have big tents with TV sets, music and refreshments. Add a couple more ex-players for the weekend, Gale Gillingham and Adam Timmerman. Many distractions......

But the big attraction this week was Brett Favre. The trouble was that it exposed the coach and general manager. #4 threw four touchdowns in their faces. They said he couldn't play anymore, his heart wasn't into it anymore. hmmm...... From my seat it didn't look like that was true.

Having Favre was the greatest and it sure was fun while it lasted.

More Packers/Vikings

The wheels appear to be coming off Mike McCarthy's train. That train that he didn't think Favre was on anymore. After the recent Tampa Bay loss, the hatred that had been directed at #4 has been redirected at Ted T. and Mike.

The Viking game was actually a little more subdued leading up to it than expected. Everyone was in a pretty good mood and relatively polite to the purple characters.

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I have to say that I am in the mood to look back on the Favre era the way the really old guys look at the Lombardi era. I would say Holmgren/Favre era, but Favre lasted a lot longer and there were some memorable games with Mike Sherman and even Mike McCarthy.

And now the classless booing Packer fans have shamed the franchise on national TV so we have some damage control to deal with.....

Viking Packer

The Viking Packer game wasn't exactly one for the ages. It was sad because it became particularly apparent that the greatness that once was the Packers is now the Vikings. I didn't agree with the booing of Favre. I think many of the Packer fans came off as foolish, misinformed and idiotic. Wise up people!

The Purple Favre

On November 1, the Packers entertained the Vikings. We decided to set up early for the 3:15 pm game, so here we are at 8:55 am. Not as many getting ready for the traumatic experience. This marked the 20th year that Jeff and I started going at least once a year to a regular season game. We never thought we would see Favre play again after the Giant's game (NFC Championship game from the 2007 season). Now we weren't so sure we wanted to see him again. As I have often said, you can't guarantee a fun game, but you can guarantee a fun tailgate. Family gathering for refreshments and fellowship on a beautiful Sunday morning. The leisurely pace was really nice. I enjoyed relaxing in view of the stadium. I couldn't help thinking about my dad and his many years of loyalty to the Green and Gold. I would love to know his take on TT and Coach Mike and the Purple Favre. We had a couple of purple jerseys in our group. I don't know how he would have liked that. But we all mellow with age.